Die for printing cigarettes.



'PATENTED NOV. 5; 1907.

' A.L.BOUGHER.

DIE FOR PRINTING GIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT-15. 1906.

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PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

A. BOUG'HBR. DIE FOR PRINTING CIGARETTES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR L. BOUGHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO NEW YORK CIGARETTE MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DIE FOR PRINTING CIGARETTES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application Hal. October 15, 1906. Serial No. 338.893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. BoUcHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dies for Printing Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification. i i

It is my object to form a die which will print the desired mark on the paper as it is fed into the cigarette machine, and it is adapted to print in two places at one revolution, so, that more than one cigarette will be printed in each turn. Furthermore, the die is so made that the parts may be adjusted so that the printing may be made to come at any position in relation to the length of the cigarette as it is cut.

In the drawings forming part of this application Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cigarette printing machine showing the position of the die. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the ink roller. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the means for turning the roller which is in the ink. Fig. 5 is a section through the die and its shaft and adjustment. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the die. Fig. 7 is a view of one of the sections of the die. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the die and paper. Fig. '9 is a plan 25 view of the die showing a modified form of adjustment,

and Fig. 10 is a plan view of the cigarette rod ready for cutting.

The parts necessary to illustrate the gearing of the shaft carrying the die and the inking mechanism, are.

shown in the several views.

The paper 1, which is being fed into the cigarette device, is passed under a small roller 2, and then around a large drum 3 and afterwards over a second idle roller 4. The sizing and printing and gilding, if all are de sired, are done while the paper is traveling on the large drum, so that there will be no slipping of the paper between the different points.

The inking device which I have used, is shown on the left, and consists of an ink cup 5 secured to the frame 6 of the machine, in which is journaled a roller 7 that turns in the ink cup, so as to carry theink on its surface to be taken off by a second roller 8 which comes in con tact with it. The latter roller moves on swinging arms 9 pivoted to the frame, so as to take the ink (or sizing, as the case may be), from the surface of the roller 7 and transfers it to another roller 10, which is also secured to the frame. The roller 10 in turn contacts with another and larger roller 11, also secured to the frame, and the last roller transfersthe ink to a final roller 12. The roller 10 assists in distributing the ink over the face of the roller 11. The die 13, which is the feature of my present invention, contacts with the surface of the roller 12 in order to receive the ink, and then with the paper 1 on the drum 3.

For the purpose of operating the carrying roller 8 on the swinging arms, from contact with the roller 7 to the other 10, I provide an arm 14, which is secured to the same shaft as roller 11., by an eccentric 14: and has its lower end 16 so positioned that it will engage the teeth 17 on a ratchet wheel secured to the side of the roller 7, so as to rotate the latter through the action of the eccen tric. This arm also has a pin 18, which moves in a jaw 19 of the arms 9, so that the arms 9 will be raised and lowered, and carry the roller 8, as described.

The adjustable die is shown in Figs. 5 to 9. Heretofore it has been customary to print the paper so that with each revolution of the die, the paper for one cigarette would be printed, thus making it necessary for the die to revolve for each cigarette. My improved die need travel at only half that speed, because at each revolution the die prints the paper for two ciga rettes, the type being positioned in opposite directions so that the cigarette rod may be out between the points of printing, as shown in Fig. 10. As there shown, the die has printed at the points 20, and the knife cuts at the line 21, between the points of printing. It is desirable always, to print as near the end of the cigarette as practical, and when cork tips are applied, the printing must be positioned differently to allow for the tips. Besides this, it is often desir-. able to change the position, especially when using a double printing of different colors, and for this I have produced a die which will have two sets of type, the die being in sections which may be adjusted so that the printing types may be positioned in any position as to each other. The die consists of two cylindrical members 22 and 23, which are snugly clamped, end to end, on the same shaft 28 by means of a nut 30, and a collar 29, the latter spacing the dies from an eccentric adjuster 31. The block 22 carries a lateral extension 24 on which is the type 26, and the extension fits snugly on the periphery of the block 23, the under side being circular to conform thereto. The block 23 is likewise provided with a similar extension 25 with type 27, which fits snugly to the block 22, so that they form a complete die with a double set of type. At every revolution of the die, the sets of type each leave an impression on the paper, and it is to change the distance between the two impressions that my die is made adjustable. If cork tips are to be applied, it may be necessary to leave a greater space between the printings. In that case it is only necessary to adjust the positions of the blocks on the shaft 28, so that the eX- tension 24 and 25 will come at different, positions with relation to each other. The die shaft is geared through gears 32 and 33 to the shaft 34, which carries the drum 3, so that the shaft 28 will receive its motion therefrom, making the printing accurate.

In a die, running say a hundred thousand cigarettes a day, accuracy is necessary, since a thousandth of an inch will cause serious trouble, and practically throw the position of the printing out. For that reason I employ a further means for adjusting the positions of the two die blocks. One form is shown in Fig. 6, and consists of a screw 35 extending through one of the blocks into the other, making their connection positive. A number of such apertures 36 are provided for the different adjustments, making it unnecessary to measure each time.

Another form is shown in Fig. 9. In this case a plate 37 is secured to one block by means of screws 38, and to the other block by a screw 40, and a slot 39 allows for adjustment. When the die is adjusted, the screw 40 is tightened and the blocks then move as a unit.

Aside from the reducing of the speed at which the die must travel, and the saving of cost in the number of dies necessary to do the work, my improved die is preferable to the old form for other reasons.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. A rotary die for the purpose described, comprising a plurality of sections mounted upon a common shaft,

each section having a type-bearing projection fitting over the peripheryof the adjacent section, and means to secure the sections together in different angular relation to each other.

2. A rotating die for the purposes described, comprising separate sections secured upon a common shaft, each section having a lateral projection extending over the pew plurality of sections secured upon a common shaft, each section having a lateral projection extending over the periphery of the other section and each section carrying type or other marking means which move in the same are, and means for adjusting the sections with relation to each other comprising a fastening means which is non-adjustable with regard to one of said sections but which is adjustable with regard to the other of said sections.

4, A die for the purposes described, composed of a plurality of sections, secured upon a common shaft, each section having a lateral projection extending over the periphery of the other section and each section carrying type or other marking means, and means for-adjusting the said die sections in relation to each other, consisting of an extension on one of the sections, having a slot and a screw on the other die member for engaging in the slpt in the projection and adapted to secure the said projection.

Signed this 9th day of Oct., 1906.

' ARTHUR L. BOUCHER.

Witnesses:

DAN. W. HEMMING, Gnsravn I. ARONOW. 

